Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-08

ISTERsTATE COMMERCE. ME.
MORALS IN THE SENATE.

senator Call Seeking the Forfeiture of
Certain Railroad Lands in Florida
Mr. CullOm Gives Notice that He win
Endeavor to Push His Bill to a Finish
Next Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan In the Senate
to-day several petitions were presented
IN favor Of the experimental agricultural
stations bill.
There were also presented remon-
strance signed by many business men of
Dayton, o., against, and petitions from
the Business Mems Club of Kenosho.
Wis, ana from the Wisconsin State
Grange IN favor OF the interstate COM
merce bill.
Mr.. Call introduced resolution de-
claring that certain lands granted for
railroad purposes in Florida should be
forfeited, and instructing the Attorney
General 10 bring suit against all corpo-
}ratlons attempting to sell or advertise
public lands embraced in railroad grants
where bills for forfeiture are pending be-
fore Congress. He asked to have it laid
en- the table, and said he would call it up
hereafter.
The Senate then proceeded to the busi-
ness on the calendar and passed a num-
Der of bills.
All Of those passed were Of private or
local character.
THE CULLOM BILL.
Mr.. Cullom, at $40 O'Clock, stated that
while he would like TO have discussion OF
the interstate commerce bill continued
to-day, he was informed by four Senators,
who desired to speak upon it, that they
we're not prepared to go on to-day. He
therefore proposed that the Senate would
go to other business. He wished it un-
derstood, however, that Immediately after
the morning business on Monday he
would ask the Senate to proceed with the
Interstate commerce bill, and would on
W ednesday ask the Senate to remain IN
session until the bill was disposed Of.
Mr.. Beck inquired OF MIR. Evarts as to
the bill to prevent members of Congress
? from acting as attorneys for subsidized
railroads, and suggested that it be taken
up after the interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Eyarts said that that would suit
him.
MIR. MCPHERSON presented an amend
ment to the interstate commerce bill,
which he said he would offer when it
came up. 1t was ordered printed. The
Senate then, at $3.50 O'Clock, went into
secret session, and, when the doors were
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr.
Perkins of Kansas, the Senate bill
was passed amending the act providing
for the sale of the Sac and Fox and
Iowa Indian reservations in Nebraska
and Kansas. (The amendment provides
for the allotment of lands in severalty TO
minors and orphans.)
On motion of Mr.. Bennett, of North
Carolina. the Senate bill was passed for
the erection Of a public building at Will
mingtOn, \. G. with An ame ndment limit
ing the ultimate cost to $l50,000.
Mr.. Hatch. of Missouri, made an I'M
successful effort to have private business
dispensed with for the day, for the pur-
pose of enabling the House to resume
consideration of the bill for the creation
of department OF agriculture and labor; 1;
but the House went into committee of the
whole with Mr.. McMIllin, of Tennessee,
in the chair, on the private calendar.
At 3:45 O'Clock the committee rose. and
half dozen private bills were passed by
the Fl Ouse, which at 400 O'Clock took q
recess until 1880 O'Clock. the evening ses-
sion to be for the consideration of pension
: lbkls.
AZ its evening session the House passed
Iforty-two pension bills, including one
lgranting pension of $50 a month to the
widow Of Gen. Durbin Ward, and one
lgrantIng like pension to Grace +. Eads,
Whose husband lost his lite while con-
lducting torpedo experiments. The House
then. at 10 O'Clock, adjourned until TO-
morrow.